Transcript DTM 2005 - Arizona State University

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Senate Meeting # 4
Fall 2013
UAC Chair’s Report
Thomas Schildgen
President of the University Senate
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2 December 2013
1. The Provost Search has Named Foundation Professor Robert E.
Page Jr., who was the vice provost and dean of the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences, as the University Provost at Arizona
State University.
Dr. Page succeeds Elizabeth D. Phillips, who has served as
university provost and executive vice president since 2006 and
is leaving ASU to become executive director of the University of
Florida’s Online Learning Institute. His appointment, as per the
Arizona Board of Regents’ approval, commences Dec. 5.
2. Task Force on Institutional Ethics and Integrity at ASU
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The 12 members have met again for the third time and
should be able to accomplish their work by April of 2014.
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3. Ad-Hoc Committee on Resources for Domestic Violence and
Intimate Abuse
 The eight members of this ad-hoc committee met for a
second time on 26 November and have collected resources
that can be mounted to a web page that utilizes web
optimization for easy access.
4. As a result of the discussion regarding the acceptance of new
courses on the Consent Agenda during the November 2013
Senate meeting, an Ad-Hoc Committee on Course Review
Procedures was formed. The ad-hoc committee is part of a rapid
response to solve this problem by the December 2nd Senate
Meeting with respect to Major Map deadlines
 13 Slide Presentation - University Senate Ad-Hoc Committee
on New Course Review Procedures and Responsibilities
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5. The Research and Creative Activities (RCA) committee has
responded to a request from the Office of Knowledge Enterprise
Development (OKED) to draft a new policy that defines the
responsibility for research data to be retained (Proposed ACD
306-01 policy).
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The RCA has put together a Data Archiving Task Force (Big
Data issues). There will be a motion to advance the
proposed ACD Policy at the next Senate meeting.
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The membership of the RCA has organized itself to
represent two necessary sub committees:
 Misconduct in Research, and
 Classified Research.
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6. University Senate Dashboard
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7. Recent ASU Faculty Achievements
ASU's Eddie F. Brown, executive director of the American Indian Policy
Institute and professor of American Indian Studies, has been appointed
by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as a member of a new task force
to examine the impact of exposure to violence on American Indian and
Alaska Native children.
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7. Recent ASU Faculty Achievements (cont.)
ASU's Amber Wutich has been named the 2013 Arizona Professor of
the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Wutich, associate professor in the School of Human Evolution and
Social Change at ASU, was selected from more than 350 top
professors in the United States. A state Professor of the Year was
recognized in 36 states during the competition this year.
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7. Recent ASU Faculty Achievements (cont.)
Senator Spotlight for December 2013
Barbara P. Fargotstein, RN, MN
Clinical Associate Professor
Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
Fellow in Nursing & Health Care Ethics
College of Nursing and Health Innovation at the
Downtown Phoenix Campus
I have come to appreciate what a complex system the University is and how the Senate
functions as a clearinghouse, so to speak, for the mission/vision/goals of the university
and a voice representing faculty with university administration. It is imperative that the
University Senate work in collaboration with the University Administration for realizing
the goals set and maintaining the integrity of the faculty role in promoting student
learning and community contributions.
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8. Letters to Department Chairs and Deans
During December I will be writing letters on behalf of the faculty
senators to the appropriate Department Chairs and Deans, addressing
the importance of institutional service and the role of the different
committee chairs and co-chairs.
Assuming future salary adjustments are based on merit, defining the
role of service becomes important with respect any increased emphasis
being placed on teaching, and scholarship or research.
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